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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

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Torrential Rain and Flooding on South Coast

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Torrential rain on the South Coast today disrupted rail and road traffic and caused widespread local flooding. The Weather Bureau…

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Flooding Cuts Off South Coast Towns

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: South Coast residents are preparing for widespread flooding following heavy rain today…

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Storms Hamper Training Gallops

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday—Torrential rain last night and early this morning hampered training on various race tracks today…

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Torrential Rain Again Batters Coastal Area Flood Position Becoming Very Serious

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Fierce storms battering the coast of N.S.W. are causing a severe flood threat on parts of the South Coast. The area most affected stretches from Newcastle to Bego…

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Coast Area Lashed by Storms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Fierce storms, which have lashed the N.S.W. coast for the past 24 hours, have disorganised rail, road and air traffic, flooded homes, and…

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Storms, gales on Coast ease

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Storms and fierce gales which have lashed the N.S.W. East Coast for the last two days showed signs of easing tonight…

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Snowy Plan and Floods

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

Diversion of the Snowy waters into the Murrumbidgee River will in no way aggravate future flooding. Its effect will, if anything…

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Snowy Plan and Floods

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1

Diversion of the Snowy waters into the Murrumbidgee River will in no way aggravate future flooding. Its effect will, if anything, retard…

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Storm in U.s. Congress

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

Attlee's Statement Strongly Criticised WASHINGTON, Friday —Indiana Republican,…

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Vandals Run Berserk Hotel Cellar Flooded

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Vandals with a very warped sense of humor caused heavy damage last night when they, amongst other minor things…

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McCARTHY a Storm Centre Again U.K. leaders attacked over policy speeches

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Trans-Atlantic bickering over this week's foreign policy speeches by British political leaders dominated Britain's national Press today. The American Senator Joseph McCarthy is the principal storm centre…

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Vandals Run Beserk at Cootamundra Hotel Cellar Flooded

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

Vandals with a very warped sense of humor caused heavy damage last week when they went mad at Cootamundra…

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Snowy River Scheme Will Minimise Floods?

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

Diversion of the Snowy waters Into the Murrumbidgee River will In no way aggravate future flooding. Its effect will, If anything retard the extent of flooding In the Murrumbidgee Valley…

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Floodlights for Coota. Memorial?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 3

Cootamundra Council will consider erecting flood lighting over the War Memorial on the Ex-servicemen's…

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S. Aust. Gale Caused One Death, Big Losses

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: The guile which is battering South Australia's coastal areas has already caused one death and thousands of pounds worth of damage. A survey of the battered…

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Mr. G. Gale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 2

In the Wagga Base Hospital on Tuesday night. Mr. George Gale of Lower Fitzmaurice Street Wagga, died…

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Gale batters ship

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: Several ships received a battering in the gale on Sunday night and Monday…

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How to Make Money? Blitz Buggy And Heavy Rain

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 5

Mr. Bill Brouwer, Goulburn builder, who returned from northern N.S.W. recently claims that a blitz waggon in a flooded…

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Funerals Mr. George Gale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. George Gale of Wagga, whose death occurred in the Wagga Base Hospital on Tuesday…

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More deaths in tornado and floods

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday (AAP): Tornado and floods brought new loss of life and vast property damage to the United…

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